Hikvision Sues Over Brazilian Airport Loss

The ******* *******

*ã* *****'********** *******(*********) ** *** ****'* ******-******* ** well ********'* ******-******* *******, ******* ** * ***** ******** air ******* *** *** ******* *** southern ******.

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CCTV ****** & ************ *******

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1. * *********** ** ************* ** ********* owned ** ********** ** * ******* government;
2. * *********** **** ************* ****** ** the ***** ** ******** **** ********** legislation (** ****); ***
3. ************** **** ******* ***********.

Hikvision ***** ****

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* ******** ****** **** ********* ** the ***** **** ********* ** **** that ********* **** *** *** ***** to ******* ** *** ********* ******* process:

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Arcade **** ***, ***** ********* ***** ** *********’* *****

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*** ***** ******* ** ********** *****.

• The ***** ****** **** ********’* ******** **** *******-***** ******** ****** ** ****** **** ******* as Brazilian law establishes a prohibition on the unequal treatment of Brazilian and foreign businesses.
• *** ***** ****** **** ********’* ******** that *** **** ****** ** ****-********* as **** ** *** ********* ***********.
• *** ***** ****** **** ********’* ******** that ********* *** *** **** ************** from ******* *********** ** ******** ****** demonstrated **** ********* **** **** ***** certifications.
• *** ***** ******* *** ******* ******* be *********.
• The ***** ******* *** ******** **** ****** ** ******** **** *** ****. [emphasis added]

Infraero ********** ***** ********

******** ***** ** ****** *** *****'* decision ** **** ******* / ***** February ****.

**. ******** **** ****** **** **** that ********* *************** ****** ********* ******** drove ********'* ********.

The ***-***** ********* *** ****-***** *** ****** ******** **** *** **** ********** ** ***** ******* *** **** *****. PRC-made products do not offer the security that the [Congonhas] Airport was looking for in comparison to other manufacturers; this was the key reason why the Airport did not allow the [PRC-based manufacturers] to participate. What is more, a company with PRC government ownership could more easily obtain access to the Airport's information. [emphasis added]

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Infraero & ****** ***, ********* ***** ** ******

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***** ** * **** ***** ** Hikvision ** ****** ******** ** ************ de *******ç* **** ******* ********, ** which *** *****-***** ******** ******* *** injunction ************ *** ********** ** ********** Tender **. ***/****-*/****/****, ***** *** ** its ******* *** *********** ** * company *** *** ********* *** ************ of *** ************* ** *** **** and ************ ********** ****** ** ********* Airport. *******,this ******** *** ********* ** *** ******* ******** ******** ** *** *** ****** ** ******** **, ****, ** ******* ** ** ****** ********* ** ******** ***** *** ******** **** ******* ********* ** * **** *******, in such a way that the restriction of the announcement of impeding companies that are the property of or controlled by a Foreign State is fully justified. It should be noted that at no time did the Infraero announcement restrict Chinese technology limiting itself to conform to the legal requirements related to National Security. [emphasis added]

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************, * ***** ****** **** ********* of *** ****** **** **** ****:

******** *** *** ****** *** *** bid ******* ********* ** ** *** originally *******.

Arcade & ******** ******* ******** ** ********

** *** ****** ***** *** ****** verdict, ****** *** ******** **** ***** forward **** ********** ** *** *****/*******/****/*** solution ** *********. ********* ** ******, the ***** ******* *** ***** ****** this **** *** **** ****** ** completed ** ** ****:

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** * ********* ** ****, ******** also ********* *** **** ********** ****:

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Genetec: ******** ******** *** **** ******** ** *********

******* **** **** ****:

******* ** ***** ** ** * valued ******* ** ****** *********** ********** Brazil. ** **** **** ******* ** learn **** ****** ********** ******** * Engenharia ****. *** *** ****** ** question **** * ******* ******** *** can ******* **** *** ******* ******** is *********** ** ********* *******.

Hikvision: ** *******

* ********* ************ ******** ** ******* to ****'* ******* *** *******.

UPDATE ********: ********* ***** **** ***, *** ******** ** **** *********** ********* *** ** ***** ****** **** *******

******** ******** *** ********* ********* ** IPVM ********* *** ******** *********** ** this ******:

** ********** **** *** ****** ******, Infraero **** ******** ****,** *** **** **** *** ************ of *** ********* ** ** ******** has * ******* ********** ** * shareholder, **** ************ **** ** * minority ******** (**** **** **%)*** *** ************ **** ******* * declaration ********* **** *********, ** **** as ********* *** ** ***** *** data ** ******* ********* ** *** of ***** *******.

** ** ***** ************ **** *** Congonhas ******* ** ******* ** * Facility ** ***********, ***** *********** **** as *** ********* ** *** ******** [**** *********], *********, *** *** ***** ** Staff, ***** ******, ********** ****** *** disembark. ** ****, *** ****** ********* are ************ *** **** ***** *** provisions ** ******* ** ** *** No. *.***/**** *** *** ***********,** ** ********** **** *** ************ must *** ** *** ******** ** or ********** ** * ******* **********. [******** *** *****]

*** ********** ******** **** **** * 41% ******** ** *********, **** ********'* statement ******** **** ********* *** *********, or ****** ** ******* *** ******** declaration ************ *** *************** ** **** recorded ** *** *******.

Challenges *** ********* ** ******

******* ****** * ********** ****** ** Manaus *** ******** ***** ***********, ********* ********* ** **** ********** competing ** *** *******, ********** ***** of ********* ***** ************.

******* ** *** ** ****, ** Brazil,** ** *** **** ** *****, ************* *** ********* *************** **** Hikvision's ********** ******** *****-** ***-***** **** deploying *** ***-********** ************'* *********.

***** ********* *** ********* ********* **** its *** ********** *********, ** ** also ************ ****** **********, ****** *** as * *******-****** ******** ************, *** as ** *** ** *** *** government.